If a poem is each time new, then it is necessarily an act of discovery, a chance taken, a chance that may lead to fulfillment or disaster. A. R. Ammons actchancedisaster Change image and share on social
For though we often need to be restored to the small, concrete, limited, and certain, we as often need to be reminded of the large, vague, unlimited, unknown. A. R. Ammons concretelargelimit Change image and share on social
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience. A. R. Ammons directdiscursiveexperience Change image and share on social
Questions structure and, so, to some extent predetermine answers. A. R. Ammons answerextentpredetermine Change image and share on social
Even if you walk exactly the same route each time - as with a sonnet - the events along the route cannot be imagined to be the same from day to day, as the poet's health, sight, his anticipations, moods, fears, thoughts cannot be the same. A. R. Ammons anticipationdayevent share on social
That's a wonderful change that's taken place, and so most poetry today is published, if not directly by the person, certainly by the enterprise of the poet himself, working with his friends. A. R. Ammons changedirectlyenterprise Change image and share on social